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The EDPS opens office in Strasbourg

On 14 March, the EDPS has opened his new Office in the premises of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
With the new office, we aim to provide additional support in the European Parliament's legislative process, including during the plenary sessions, fulfilling our role as advisor to the EU legislator.
Data protection is becoming increasingly engrained in EU legislation, the new EDPS office provides an opportunity for closer cooperation and engagement with policymakers and other EU institutions present in Strasbourg, as well as with the Council of Europe.

The inauguration ceremony featured speeches from the Chair of the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament, the European Ombudsman and the Council of Europe.

EDPS newsletter 100th edition

EDPS Newsletter #100

This Newsletter edition is a special one, as it is our 100th newsletter! That’s 100 newsletters written since 2005, in which we aim to bring you regular bite-size updates on the work we do to protect two of your fundamental rights: your rights to data protection and privacy. Read it here.

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Personal data and public safety

The EDPS has issued an Opinion on two legislative Proposals on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API), which includes air passengers’ personal data included in their travel documents (passport or identity cards) that is collected during check-in. Read Press Release & Opinion

Plenary Session of the EDPB, Participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski (via a video link), Brussels, Belgium

Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Dr Andrea Ammon, the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

12th Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), Presentation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Stockholm, Sweden

ERA’s Annual Conference on Personal Data Protection Law 2023, Keynote speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Prof. Hanna Machińska, Former Polish Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, Brussels, Belgium